Climate change a double blow for oil-rich Mideast: experts
by Frank ZELLER Agence France-Presse PAPHOS, Cyprus (AFP) - The climate crisis threatens a double blow for the Middle East,…
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Extreme drought in Brazil triggers fatal sand storms
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Unusually powerful sandstorms have left at least six people dead in Sao Paulo in recent…
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Severe droughts dry up dreams of Turkish farmers
by Raziye Akkoc Agence France-Presse AKKUZULU, Turkey (AFP) - Turkish farmer Hava Keles stares inconsolably at withered vines of rotting…
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Dry year leaves Syria wheat farmers facing crop failure
by Delil Souleiman with Maher al-Mounes in Damascus Agence France-Presse TAL SHAEER, Syria (AFP) - After Syrian farmer Abdelbaqi Souleiman…
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Severe droughts dry up dreams of Turkish farmers
by Raziye Akkoc AKKUZULU, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish farmer Hava Keles stares inconsolably at withered vines of rotting tomatoes in…
5 years ago
Desolate villages face famine in Madagascar drought
by RIJASOLO Agence France-Presse Nothing to eat, nothing to plant. The last rain in Ifotaka fell in May, for two…
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Colorado basin drought sparks water limits at huge US reservoir
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A huge reservoir that supplies water to tens of millions of people in the…
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A drought-hit California town finds itself sinking into the ground
"You've got too many farmers pumping all around," complained Raul Atilano. This octogenarian resident of Corcoran, the self-proclaimed farming capital…
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In blistering drought, California farmers rip up precious almond trees
by Camille CAMDESSUS HURON, United States (AFP) -- Crushed by a devastating drought and new water restrictions, Daniel Hartwig had…
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Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own climate
CHICO, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of US firefighters are battling a blaze in California that has grown so big…
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Drought-hit California scales up plan to truck salmon to ocean
by Laurent BANGUET OROVILLE, United States (AFP) -- With chronic drought drying up rivers earlier than usual this year, California…
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Drought-hit ‘tinderbox’ California braces for fires in months ahead
by Laurent BANGUET PARADISE, United States (AFP) -- "Now, when there's smoke here, everybody panics," said Steve Crowder, mayor of…
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